听力每日练习 listen 917 Boxed in a Corner

 
2--Let's find out why these two are talking about corners.
 
1--What's wrong? You look worried.
 
2--My friend Nico quit his job, had a baby and bought a new house... all at the same time!
 
1--How's that going?
 
2--Not good. He’s out of money.
 
1--It sounds like he boxed himself in a corner.
 
2--If you are boxed in a corner, you are in a situation where there are very few, or no, good solutions.
 
1--This expression comes from the world of boxing.
 
2--During the fight, the corner is not where a boxer wants to be.
 
1--It is difficult to defend him or herself while in the corner.
 
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注解：
 
1.basically基本上
2.solutions解决方案
3.defend防卫

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译文：
 
1--角落就是两个边相遇的地方。被困在角落
2--让我们看一下为什么这两个人在谈论角落。
1--发生什么事情了？你看起来很忧虑。
2--我的朋友尼克辞职了，有了孩子还买了一个大房子...这些事情竟然是同时发生的！
1--那他现在怎么样了？
2--不太好。他现在没钱了。
1--看起来他把自己困在了角落里。
2--如果你把自己困在了角落里，你就陷入了一种无法解决的困境中。
1--这个表述来源于拳击世界。
2--在比赛时，拳击手不想自己被困在角落里。
1--在角落里，你很难防卫自己。